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"Fada Fada (Ghetto Gospel)"
Single by Phyno featuring Olamide
from the album The Playmaker
Released5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)
Genre
Length4:48
LabelPenthauze
Songwriters
ProducerMasterkraft
Phyno singles chronology
"Show Love"
(2016) 		"Fada Fada (Ghetto Gospel)"
(2016) 		"I Still Want My Girl (Ashawo Remix)"
(2016)
Olamide singles chronology
"Who You Epp? (Refix)"
(2016) 		"Fada Fada"
(2016) 		"Under the Blanket (Remix)"
(2016)
Music video
"Fada Fada" on YouTube

"Fada Fada (Ghetto Gospel)", commonly known as "Fada Fada", is a song by Nigerian rapper Phyno featuring fellow Nigerian rapper Olamide. It was released on 5 May 2016, as the third single from the former's second studio album The Playmaker (2016). The song was produced by Masterkraft[1], and it won Collaboration of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2016 tooXclusive Awards and the eleventh edition of The Headies respectively. It received a nomination for Best Pop Single at the Headies as well. In 2016, "Fada Fada” was ranked number one on MTV Base's Roundtable poll of industry experts, which listed Nigeria's hottest tracks of the year.

Background

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On the Soundcity Top 10 Nigeria Countdown, Phyno said that "Fada Fada" was inspired by the gospel music he used to listen to growing up. He admitted the song was recorded in three hours, with Olamide recording his verse and then Phyno recording his after.[2]

Chart performance

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"Fada Fada" debuted at number 8 on PlayData's #RadioTopTen chart for the week ending 22 May 2016. It climbed to number 7 the following week and reached the number 1 position on the chart for the week ending 12 June 2016, replacing Kiss Daniel's "Mama".[3][4][5] The song remained at number 1 for ten consecutive weeks, maintaining its spot as the most played song on Nigerian radio during that period. It faced competition from tracks like Tekno's "Pana", Drake's "Controlla", and Kiss Daniel's "Mama". For the week ending 28 August 2016, "Fada Fada" was displaced from the top position by Tekno's "Pana".[6]

Reception

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Osareme Edeoghon of Music in Africa saw "Fada Fada" as a faith-tinged rags-to-riches song that "tried really hard not to sound like ['Connect']," while raising doubts about whether Phyno was drifting too far from rap.[7] Reviewing The Playmaker, Jim Donnett of tooXclusive described the song as a "street anthem" and a "classic record," saying it was what listeners would expect "when two indigenous rap heavyweights collide."[8]

Critical rankings and year-end lists

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"Fada Fada" was ranked number one on MTV Base's Roundtable poll of industry experts, which listed Nigeria's hottest tracks of the year.[9][10] In August 2025, the song was ranked #20 on Billboard's list of the 50 Best Afrobeats Songs of All Time.[11] Pulse Nigeria featured it in their list of the Top 20 Nigerian Songs of the Year.[12] Encomium Magazine also included the song in their list of the Hottest Songs of 2016.[13] It was among songs like "Pana" by Tekno and "Who You Epp?" by Olamide in tooXclusive's list of 10 Music Hits Thus Far.[14]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations for "Fada Fada"
Organization Year Category Result Ref.
All Africa Music Awards 2016 African Fans Favorite Nominated [15]
The Headies Song of the Year Won [16]
Best Pop Single Nominated [17]
Nigerian Music Video Awards Best Highlife Video Nominated [18]
Video of the Year Nominated
Soundcity MVP Awards Festival Best Collaboration Won [19]
tooXclusive Awards 2017 Collaboration of the Year Won [20]
Nigeria Entertainment Awards Hottest Single of the Year Nominated [21]
COSON Song Awards Best Dance Song Nominated [22]
Best Collabo Song Nominated
Song of Songs Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Boye, Don (5 May 2016). "Phyno ft. Olamide – Fada Fada (Ghetto Gospel) | Prod. Masterkraft". NotJustOk. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Phyno's #Top10NigeriaCountdown Interview". YouTube. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Top Songs This Week (22 May 2016)". Playdata Charts. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  4. ^ Abumere, Princess (31 May 2016). "Top 10 songs on Nigerian radio [Week 21]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Top Songs This Week (12 June 2016)". Playdata Charts. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  6. ^ Adebanjo, Oluwafemi (24 August 2016). "Pana By Tekno Tops PlayData Charts for Week 33 as Fada Fada Drops To 2nd". NotJustOk. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  7. ^ Edeoghon, Osareme (11 August 2016). "Phyno/Olamide — Fada Fada". Music in Africa. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  8. ^ Donnett, Jim. "ALBUM REVIEW: Phyno – The Playmaker". tooXclusive. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Phyno's "Fada Fada" named hottest track of 2016!". Encomium Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  10. ^ Chima, Chidi (17 December 2016). "The 20 hottest Nigerian songs of 2016 — according to MTV Base". TheCable. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  11. ^ Mamo, Heran; Maduafokwa, Blossom; Okon, Wongo; Scott, Nicolas-Tyrell; Oloworekende, Wale (19 August 2025). "The 50 Best Afrobeats Songs of All Time: Full Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  12. ^ Solanke, Abiola (13 December 2016). "Top 20 Nigerian songs of the year". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Hottest songs of 2016". Encomium Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  14. ^ Donnett, Jim. "2016: 10 Music Hits Thus Far". tooXclusive. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  15. ^ "All Africa Music Awards releases 2016 nominees". Music in Africa. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Full list of Headies 2016 winners". Vanguard. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  17. ^ Adelana, Oludolapo (9 November 2016). "Full list of nominees for the 2016 Headies Awards". YNaija. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  18. ^ Yhusuff, Al (16 November 2016). "Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) 2016 Nominees List". tooXclusive. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  19. ^ Ofugara, Ovie (30 December 2016). "Tekno, Wizkid, Yemi Alade, Mr Eazi, Kiss Daniel Crowned @ #SoundcityMVP2016 | Full Winners List". Notjustok. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  20. ^ Delano, Temitope (16 January 2017). "2016 TooXclusive Awards – WINNERS!". tooXclusive. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  21. ^ Durosomo, Damola (11 July 2017). "Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Jidenna and More Nominated For 2017 Nigeria Entertainment Awards". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  22. ^ "COSON Song Awards Final Nominees Released". Beats-onit.com. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2025.